Warm Homes Discount

You could get money off your electricity bill through the Warm Home Discount Scheme (£140 for winter 2017-18).

The money isn’t paid to you - it’s a one-off discount on your electricity bill, usually between September and March.

If you qualify for the discount, you’ll get a letter in autumn or winter telling you either:

you don’t have to apply - you’ll get the discount automatically

why and how you apply for the discount

Contact the Warm Home Discount Team if you don’t get a letter but believe you qualify by telephone: 0345 603 9439 Monday to Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm or you can find out more about the scheme by visiting the Ofgem

Winter fuel payment

You could get between £100 and £300 tax-free to help pay your heating bills if you were born on or before 5 January 1953. This is known as a ‘Winter Fuel Payment’.

Most payments are made automatically between November and December. You should get your money by Christmas.

You usually get a Winter Fuel Payment automatically if you get the State Pension or another social security benefit (not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Reduction, Child Benefit or Universal Credit).